Davies scored in the 41st minute as D.C. United defeated the Canadian under-20 team 5-1 Monday in a preseason scrimmage. D.C. United is evaluating Davies before deciding whether to finalize a one-year loan from France's Sochaux.

D.C. United has agreed to take Charlie Davies on loan from France's Sochaux but wants to evaluate how far the American forward has progressed in his comeback from a near-fatal car crash before deciding whether to finalize the deal.

American forward Charlie Davies said he was not the driver of a car stopped for going 125 mph last weekend, but told French police he was to protect a teammate. Davies, who nearly died in a car crash last year, told the Associated Press on Saturday that Jacques Faty, his teammate at French club Sochaux, asked him to switch places and tell police he was driving because Faty thought his license was still suspended from a previous speeding infraction.

Jones, a 28-year-old Schalke midfielder with an American father, made three appearances for Germany's national team and was approved by FIFA last year to switch allegiance to the United States but missed the entire season because of a shin injury.

On a sunny Sunday afternoon at the team's base, adjacent to a dairy farm in this bucolic village, the U.S. players packed their bags, said goodbye to the cows and chickens, and prepared to head home. They leave the World Cup with full suitcases but empty feelings after their trip ended too soon.

The Americans head to South Africa looking to atone for a disappointing 2006 World Cup, where they scored one goal and were eliminated during the group stage. Their main foe in Group C is England, though Algeria and Slovenia shouldn't be taken lightly.

The Czech Republic exposed the United States' defensive deficiencies time and again, taking advantage of sloppy play in a 4-2 victory Tuesday in the first of three World Cup warmup matches for the Americans.